Agreed that the LG won't grant dissolution of the House, which must be requested by her 1st minister, any time soon.
Whatever the LG decides, any minority gov't will be in a precarious position and will likely last 12 - 18 months at most.
As an aside, Ipsos-Reid came out with a new opinion poll today, which shows a statistical dead heat. Of more interest, was the response to this question therein:
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As you may know, the Green Party has entered into an agreement to support an NDP minority government in BC.
On a combined basis, the NDP/Greens have 1 more seat in the Legislature than the BC Liberals (44 vs. 43). There is an open question of who will serve as Speaker and whether the Speaker will need to vote in a partisan manner to break possible tie votes. Some have suggested we should have another election to produce a more decisive outcome. Under a scenario where the Speaker must come from the NDP or Green Party (i.e. the BC Liberals do not agree to provide a Speaker), which of the following two options do you prefer?
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1. 41% - Have an NDP minority government supported by the Greens, even if the Speaker needs to vote in a partisan manner to break tie votes.
2. 39% - Have another election that might produce a more decisive outcome.
3. 20% - Don't know.
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